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Mulai Keerai Poondu Kootu

Amaranthus, dal and garlic curry
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Tamilnadu cuisine
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Jinoo Jayakrishnan
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Ingredients

  • 1/4` tsp mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 no dry red chilly
  • 1/4 cup shallots - chopped finely
  • 1/2 large tomato - chopped finely
  • 3 tbsp moong dal
  • 1 1/2 cup spinach chopped
  • 4-5 cloves garlic
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 3/4 tsp sambar powder/chilli powder
  • 1 tbsp ghee

Instructions

  • Heat oil, crackle mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chilli, chopped shallots or onions. saute chopped tomato and put in pasi parupu/moong dal together with chopped spinach, garlic cloves, salt and turmeric powder.
  • Add Sambar powder or chilly powder and mix well.
  • If using cooker, pressure cook to 3 whistles with enough water else cook in medium flame until dal is cooked.
  • Mash it well with smasher. Add ghee and little water and give it a boil until mashed ingredients gets combined.